@tsunimee PNG came along as a free, better alternative to GIF when the patent owners started trying to charge a licence fee for GIF.
Wow. Boston Globe’s “Big Picture” gives a taste of the scale of the Louisiana oil rig disaster http://bit.ly/9Ow5bs
When it comes to user interface, Gordon Brown does at least seem the most WYSIWYG of the candidates.
@shezza_t where was David Cameron?
Thank you, DHL, for letting me know that my parcel left Hatfield at 5:11am. What I’d like, though, is an ETA, even to the nearest day.
Grr. At what point did I say Tumblr should cross-post to Twitter? Grrrrrr.
What? Microsoft shot the messenger?
28 years of CDs, and it’s still utter pain to get booklet out of a jewel case. Unsurprised these people aren’t ready for digital innovation.
@caffeinebomb @jamesclay I’m not entirely sure I want to know where one sticks pap test stickers…
@caffeinebomb Some of them will have figured out that happy customers buy more stuff. Who’d’ve thought it?
@caffeinebomb Yeah, just walk away. Places can define their own rules for what gets plugged in anyway; the regs are just a minimum.
@caffeinebomb …although the rules are more complicated, and nobody gets them right anyway. Jobsworth = jobsworth, rules notwithstanding.
@caffeinebomb PAT; it’s the simple “will this thing kill someone?” electrical test for anything in a workplace with a plug on it.
@caffeinebomb So, next time you see one of those stickers on something, peel it off and stick it on your power supply…
Yay! My post-pay day shopping indulgence delivery has arrived :) http://twitpic.com/1jm36f
@DrHairbear Now that’s a smart solution to my problem.
Excel can’t open two different docs with the same name at once. “Hi! I’d like to join the Office dev team!” “Sorry, we already have a Matt.”
Signs you may need to buy a new mug for work, #7: the tannin stains are significantly reducing the liquid capacity.
Fuck. Reflection in shop window reveals man who may have dressed by having charity shop castoffs dumpster emptied over him.
Cranesclouds http://twitpic.com/1jl1yf
The UK is doomed, Greece is doomed, Louisiana’s doomed… This morning’s news, summarised: we’re all doomed, and the world is doomed with us
@gary8345 Fixed amount of writing you do every morning, preferably without fail… http://paperartstudio.tr…
@Collingsa I believe we now enter the fine British tradition of Six Days of Gaffes and Spin.
It appears I have failed to do my Morning Pages. Arse.
jcroft Awesome: http://www.whatthefucksh…
@hayles Ahh. Well, take a camera and play “get the most awful photo of the bride.” :)
@hayles Aww. I like weddings.
@hayles Oh. Sadface.
@hayles No; I believe that’s technically known as a “fucking brilliant weekend”.
@DaveHamilton Oh, hey, I just re-ran Transmit and then restarted automator, and I got Synchnronize, Download and Upload (under Internet).
@DaveHamilton Well, mine are missing, too, breaking a couple of my existing Automator scripts. So if it’s not just you, maybe it’s @panic.
@daffodil1979 Wow. Their news has really gone downhill.
@hayles I have never seen this one before!
@Kate_Butler Relatively sure that if she wrote it down and posted it in a stamped envelope with “Gordon Brown” on the front it’d get there.
@tsunimee Yes. JPEG designed specifically for photos, and drops data the eye won’t notice. Ends up as smaller file looking the same.
@tsunimee It’s a good choice for most things that aren’t actually photos (use JPEG for photos), especially now Internet Explorer 6 is dying.
@tsunimee No. It’s got far better color handling than GIF. Generally, unless you actually need animation, use PNG.
@tsunimee PNG is royalty-free, and handles colours and transparency better, too. That’s why it’s now so popular, and GIF is dying off.
@tsunimee e.g. I wanted to release a free program that created GIFs about 15 years ago, but Unisys would have charged me a royalty per copy.
I think we need a good name for the ending of privacy. The aprivalypse?
@Phooto @gary8345 You’ve got me at it now. http://twitpic.com/1jbce9
@Jorence Tell them you mis-heard the instructions and used an ironing fjord.
@tsunimee smart, slightly crazy women with good smiles. Ish.
@tsunimee Not my type. Scary woman.
Hmm. Using a stranger’s name as many times as possible in a conversation. Nick Clegg may be my dental hygienist in drag. #leadersdebate
@talkie_tim Yes, well, he’s probably stressed since they confiscated his dumbbell on the way in.
@laverneshow Probably trying to head-butt the TV screen. Still: awwww.
@canofpopcom But how much of that is because it’s cold and pissing down, I wonder?
@tsunimee Will you stop talking about voluptuous women? This leaders’ debate is too easy to get distracted from without that.
@kayliemansfield Yeah, but that’s because of all the bloody kids roaming the streets. Oh, hang on a mo…
@DrHairbear I think last week’s was only fun because I was with a live audience down the road. Would’ve nodded off otherwise.
RichNeville Cameron wants 200,000 apprentices. That’s insane. Alan Sugar would be dead before he could fire that many. #leadersdebate
@Lillput Yeah, I was more worried about the possibility of the lack of it indicating I’m not registered. Sure I remember doing it online.
@hayles Guilty. My excuse was that I wanted to get home before it rained, but I admit that was probably purely an excuse.
@hayles Well, to be fair, today I was going up Park Streeet in the passenger seat of an MX5, and I didn’t see you until the last minute :)
I suppose I should worry more about a voting card than a race pack. Still, as Labour phoned me up t’other day, I’m probably on the register.
Bristol 10K race pack just arrived :)
Feeling particularly fat today. Which is odd, considering I’m empirically the lightest I’ve been for years.
@zinziii *tcha*. Youngsters. When you get to my age, that’ll just be a great reason to have another cup of tea.
@mikeotaylor It’s not just you.
@zinziii Can you not plug your camera straight in to a USB port?
Need a good book recommendation for someone who takes on too much stuff and never gives herself a break. Suggestions?
@gary8345 To be fair, she’s a rare exception on the morning ferry; most people are generally quite cheerful.
@nyssapod Ta!
@shezza_t My pleasure.
Has anyone got their race pack for the Bristol 10K yet?
Thanks, @Runkeeper! Looks better now. Although it seems to suggest I’m still running (streaming), but I guess that’ll clear at some point?
…which may be a record for the 5K, but not in a good way.
Hmm. According to @Runkeeper, my last run burned 1364355 calories, and took me 34888030 hours. http://rnkpr.com/a5a2j0
Oh dear holy god. NOT safe for work: http://poorlydressed.com/ (via @amandapalmer.)
@goswoppit Possibly. I should have waited for someone to fail to stop and watched the mounties chase a Fiesta down the A4 with a lassoo.
Odd. Brace of mounted policemen at bottom of Hopechapel Hill, pulling odd cars over by shouting “Oi! Pull over!” at them. #Bristol
@bexxi Decking someone didn’t seem to do @johnprescott any harm; sometimes it’s good to see a human side :)
@pjakobs I think I do both. Take it, then make it, if necessary :)
Dear Oracle: you must know which column is ambiguously defined, otherwise it wouldn’t be ambiguous. So why not put it in the error message?
@Ben_Zen The samples are cheaper.
Hmm. By all accounts, it seems that Gordon Brown’s in trouble for calling a bigoted woman a bigoted woman.
Cool. Very close to having 234567 views on Flickr :)
@bananza Skinny latte, normally. Sometimes non-skinny latte. After a really long run, amaretto latte and cake :)
@zinziii Heh. Thought it seemed a bit random compared with the other answers! Feeling better?
Hurrah! Hat located. May @DavidSGI have the same luck with his scarf. http://twitpic.com/1j2f0f
Hmm. Mildly anxious because I don’t know where my favourite hat is. #firstworldproblem
@zinziii *Lipsil*?
Photo: http://tumblr.com/xnc95x…
It’s amazing how much time I’ve saved by keeping the recycling box next to the front door in the run-up to the election #lifehack #marginal
@benjohnbarnes This month’s .net mag suggests collecta.com and scoopler.com.
@xabl That was fantastic. An interviewer who ask the same question I’m screaming at my radio in annoyance is always a plus :)
@jcroft Tried Expandrive?
@benjohnbarnes Hmm. I’d guess either mammoform or mastiform.
@bexxi With that start, surely it _has_ to be uphill?
@KaveyF Aren’t there normally a few earthquakes around that magnitude in any given week?
@fadesdog Believe me, it was an absolute pleasure!
Cool, @SimonPeevers completed the London Marathon! Nice one! http://tinyurl.com/2umlm…
Hang on, _Idris Elba_ is in this Luther thing? *sets video*
@simonindelicate I would suggest choosing Extra Strong Mints if you make that deal.
What? Monday’s a Bank Holiday? *blink* Hurrah!
@paulahillier Yeah, save it for an after-dentist treat and wash it down with coffee.
@jmanzitti Wow. That thing is _ugly_.
@csoanes Actually, now I come to think of it, I don’t put quite so much “W” on it. Erm. HEWristic, only don’t use your lips on the W. Ish.
Anyone? —> Do you know of a good integrated social media search? Facebook, Twitter, blogs and stuff. /via @benjohnbarnes
@benjohnbarnes Sadly, a relatively common occurrence for large bodies of water in the middle of cities.
Harbour Master’s boat/
The police with no siren/
Death on the water
@KellyJanner @Squonk I’m lucky: I have little fear of traffic and our office has a couple of shower/changing rooms.
@Squonk Yeah, mine’s only about 3 miles. 4.5 miles should be a nice little workout on a bike.
@Squonk Sounds like the right choice. I live a good walking distance from work, but it’s a bit short to bike! Over too fast!
@Squonk Thanks! Momentum is the important thing, I think. Haven’t blogged today’s run yet, but it wasn’t very interesting :)
@DrHairbear It says it’s a “polygraphic” shirt. Do you reckon they grow if you lie?
@Squonk Ta! Sure the 10K will be fine — did 15 last Sunday for a laugh. More scared of the half-marathon in September!
Where’s the internet shopping I was promised on Tomorrow’s World, where I could upload a laser scan of my figure and put the shirts on it!
@Squonk @mhoulden Thanks for the tips, folks. I have now Shopped. We’ll see if anything fits in a few days’ time :)
@Squonk I’d just been looking at that one. It also is one of the few that doesn’t say “close fit”…
I dunno. There’s something about this T-shirt picture that doesn’t make me think “men’s”. http://bit.ly/d75KHd
@Squonk Not a dumb question! Will add them to the list.
@mhoulden Nope, will have a look, ta. Not keen on internet buying as I’ve found “XL” varies from “about right” to “ludicrously small”…
@rabidbee I quite enjoyed the last half-marathon, where a gorilla was chasing a banana :)
@TheLloydClan Hey, I just missed #boobquake.
Normally I’d just run in a scrappy old T-shirt, but it’s the Bristol 10K in two weeks time and I’d like to look a bit better for that. Sigh.
@Squonk I found TK Maxx good for stuff like that, but can’t find technical, breathey running tops there :(
@rbrwr Not entirely sure how the embarrassment of going outside to run in clothes a size too small encourages anyone to start exercising…
Buggering hell. Why is it so hard to buy running tops for lardy people like me? Skintight is _not_ a good look on a fat bloke.
@hayles It was the feature where the browser says “Hey! I don’t recognise that. Let’s stick ‘.com’ on the end and go there!” that got me.
Note to self: When going to analytics.google.com, don’t assume the browser will autocomplete after you’ve typed the first four characters.
@KaveyF You should know better than to try to listen to music I like by now.
“Nuns! Nuns! Reverse!” http://flic.kr/p/7Wdo33
@KaveyF PUNKA! http://www.last.fm/music…
P…U…N…K…A… PUNKA!
@mattgemmell Joking aside, that really is one if my major concerns about buying one.
I saw this and thought of @hayles http://yfrog.com/0ge0sej
I went out last night and came back with a huge pocketful of change. Bearing in mind I DON’T DRINK, how did _that_ happen?
Overheard: MAN IN FRIESIAN COW COSTUME: Scrub, Jeremy! MAN NOT IN COW COSTUME: I’ve scrubbed as hard as I can, but it won’t come off! #odd
@adamficek ah, but are they open or closed?
Ah. That feels better now it’s not upside down. I suppose that’s generally true, but in this case I’m talking contact lenses.
@archidave Just tried one myself. They make me think harder about composition. Can’t be a bad thing.
JasonJHunter Tram network extension dug up the national fibre optic cable by mistake. Oopsie.
@majicDave I believe that says, “Please help me. I am a Norwegian but my iPad is stuck in Icelandic keyboard mode.”
@tsunimee No, dear, you sound perfectly calm. #backingawayslowly
@zinziii Feeling better?
@hayles Mature. Experienced. Complex. *pokes tongue out*. @fluffybex Ah, a fellow connoisseur of Danish goodness!
@fluffybex @hayles Pah! Undereducated, underappreciative and underage! Sandi Toksvig is a national — no! An _international_ treasure :)
@Phooto It’s podcast anyway, it’ll just appear in my iTunes :)
Aww. Sandi Toksvig just spoke my name in a national broadcast medium. This is a accolade I’ve been dreaming of since Number 73!
danielpunkass Look, I’m not going to tell you how to use Twitter … who am I kidding, of course I am. Elements Of Twitter Style: http://bit.ly/a6MjRE
Yay! My Toksvig trance remix made the edit of tonight’s News Quiz on Radio 4 :)
@jbrownridge And he’s saying it along with “in Europe, not run by Europe,” which is what Hague soundbit me to death with last time round!
@Phooto Surely “RPN ninja you were”?
@archidave I believe “spide” is the closest Norn Iron equivalent.
@Swishrelic merci, Monsieur Le Swish.
@Phooto Oooh, Telegraph, eh? Nice. I won’t be sure mine’s going out until it goes out. They’re recording now, editing this afternoon.
Is F# a perfect Forth above C#? #limitedaudiencegags
@Spreiki Resign.
@hayles I think I shall head for mine, soon. Getting a bit dark for snapping.
@paulahillier *hug*
@talkie_tim What, pensioners?
Well, the adoring masses are a good start, but I haven’t trained them to curtsey yet. http://yfrog.com/28pw6j
I recommend watching this with a large live audience who are allowed to clap and jeer. #leadersdebate http://yfrog.com/5zipxj
Judging by the bike escort, I was just passed by a leader on the Hotwell Road.
I watched the News at One this afternoon. Didn’t even need to bother with a TV, either. http://flic.kr/p/7VwRGC
It would explain a lot if PMs always have a helicopter circling them. It’s only day two for me, and I already want to invade somewhere.
@canofpopcom Damn! Couldn’t you have asked that fifteen minutes _before_ the bank closed? I’ll never remember to pay this stupid thing in.
Haven’t seen many politicians, though apparently Gordon Brown has recently turned up. Lots to snap though, Bristol ‘togs!
@bristwestival I wouldn’t recognise them. Thus is the down side of getting all my news from The Today Programme.
@Swishrelic I don’t actually know much about Montpelier.
Simple domestic act or a political decision? http://yfrog.com/1rsr9hj
@mhoulden Nope, it was running all day like normal, far as I could tell.
@KaveyF He shall now be known forever in my mind as the “Not Very PC”.
Photo: Custody (by gothick_matt) Tonight, I have mostly been hanging around outside the Leaders’ Debate in… http://tumblr.com/xnc8yf…
@KaveyF “Not very PC?” #unintentionalpuns
Oop, “two favourite photo” doesn’t make much sense; I changed my mind mid-tweet. Here’s the other one I liked: http://flic.kr/p/7VzzKf
I was channeling @teacherdude this evening :)
Probably my two favourite photo from tonight’s #leadersdebate action in Bristol: http://flic.kr/p/7VzyUU
Sky say “Leader’s Debate”. Telegraph say “Leaders’ Debate”. BBC say “Leader Debate”. Any opinions? #grammar
Just sending Radio 4 a legal clearance form — apparently they may use my Eyjafjallajökull dance remix on tomorrow night’s News Quiz! :)
@Jorence Oh, you said “Carmen”. I mis-read that as “Cameron” for a minute; thought you were at the debate!
@dottyteakettle I imagine they’ll close a road or two, but I’m not sure how much chaos it’ll actually cause.
@thomasvenables I have a sneaking suspicion you’re right. But surely MI5 already know I’m not organised enough to be an anarchist.
@hayles That happens anyway.
@hayles Which is something I may, er, or may not, be planning to do. *whistles innocently* http://twitpic.com/1hd2kh
@hayles Yeah, but then I won’t be able to take pictures with a big lens as I pootle past at close range.
Hmm. Wonder if I’ll be able to get the boat to work tomorrow, or if there’ll be an exclusion zone around the Arnolfini?
@hayles Caught it on Sky News openly talking about the Arnolfini and showing the inside of the studio, so I guess it got declassified.
@shezza_t No, but he will be tomorrow. Er, he _is_ one of the three people we want running the country, right?
@archidave Moat-like is all very well, but if your moat is well-stocked with boats, you can get quite close :) http://flic.kr/p/7Vh2QH
SHUT UP SKY NEWS HELICOPTER! #bristol #wakkawakkawakka #annoying
@hannahnicklin Is the old standard of shoving a wire coat-hanger into it feasible?
@rabidbee Yeah. And if you had Sky News on you could watch it from both angles.
@DrHairbear @tweeny4 Sophisticated my arse. Saw one reading the Daily Mail the other day.
Hmm. Vans, helicopter, mounted police, and I’d guess the only beggar I’ve seen is probably Special Branch. #Bristol #leadersdebate
@teacherdude Arr! Though I think a more traditional approach from the other side of the temporary fencing would probably be best.
@teacherdude Heh. Think I surprised them a bit by floating past in a boat with a big camera ;). Might swing by again later.
See the Arnolfini’s all fenced off & surrounded with stage lighting and security guys. That’ll be the leadership debate, then?
@asic69 It’s here: http://bit.ly/d07E1s
RT @chrysaora: Global Frequency 88.1FM www.WMBR.org on noooowwww! Just played @gothick’s Eyjafjallajokull remix. <— MIT campus radio? Cool!
@rabidbee …and would therefore _obviously_ go for Jean-Luc in a black turtleneck.
@rabidbee Pretty much identical demographic, I’d guess. *ducks*
@KaveyF Yes, indeed, it’s Andy Hamilton. I just got the names mixed up last night; really shouldn’t do this stuff at 1am!
@chrysaora I’ve added a direct link to the Tumblr post, or try this: http://bit.ly/9Kbrwh . Let me know if it works :)
@reacharounds_uk Yup, absolutely. Consider them licensed to The Reacharounds for any purpose.
@grahamspiller University cashpoint?